Decoy



A I. Q. ADAMS.

ngcoY. APPIICATION FILED IUI.Y I9' 1921.

Patented 23, 1922. Ff?. l 2'S -SHEET I.

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I. Q. ADAMS.

DECOY. APPLICATION F'ILED JULY I9., 1921.

1,417,441 Patented M 3, 1922. 2 S'HE HEET 2.

DECOY.

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Application filed July 19, 1921.

To au whom it' 72mg/ conccwt:

Be it known that l, Jol-1N ADAMS, a citizen oi" the United States, residing at Hickman, in the county ot Fulton and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Decoys, of which the following is a specification,

One object of my present invention is the provision of a decoy characterized by a proiile head associated with the body in such manner that in use the head is maintained rigidly in upright position, and yet when it is desired to pack the decoy the head may be quickly and easily adjusted and laid down, but without disconnection from the body so that the decoy as a whole will occupy but little space.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a decoy comprising a body and a oat adapted to be readily'connected and disconnected, and also embodying such construction and relative arrangement ci parts that when not in use the anchor oi' the decoy and the anchor cable are stored between the body and the float.

To the attainment ci the `foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and delinitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, 'forming part of this speciiication:

Figure l is a side elevation of the decoy constituting the best practical embodiment ot my invention of which l am cognizant.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the decoy taken in a plane at one side of but adjacent to the point at which the head is held in upright position on the body.

Figure e is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line H of F igure 2, and showing `the manner in which the body is detachably held to and on the float.

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line 5 5 of Figure 2 and showing the manner in which the profile head is maintained in upright position on the body.

Figure 6 is a plan view showing the protile head as it appears after being shifted rearwardly and swung downwardly on the body without being disconnected from the body as is desirable when the decoy is to be packedior storage or shipment.

Similar numerals of reference designate Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, i922. Serial No. 485,313.

corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

Among` other element-s my novel decoy comprises a Vfloat l, preferably of woodand equipped at opposite sides with resilient catches 2 on the upper free ends of which are rounded heads 3. The iioat l is also equipped at its lower end with an eye 4 for the connection oi' an anchor cable 5, and at its upper side the float is characterized by a marginal rabbet 6, and in its upper side it has a well 7 to receive the decoy anchor S, the said anchor being preferably, though not necessarily, of the type illustrated, and being designed when not in use to be removably arranged in the said well 7.

ln addition to the float l the decoy coniprises a body 9 and a head l0, the said head l0 being by preference or profile type. The body 9 is pressed of sheet metal or .is otherwise produced of metal or other appropriate material, and is of shell type, being shaped and embellished, when necessary, to simulate a duck or the other bird to be represented.

At the upper side of its `forward portion the body 9 is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly reaching bar ll, of angular form in cross section, and between the rear end of the bar ll and a point on the rear portion of the top or" the body 9 is a cable l2, preferably a wire as illustrated. The edge of the body 9 is preferably beaded or otherwise reinforced as indicated by 13 for the sake of stiliness and strength and also to assist the heads of the catches 2 in strongly engaging the body 9 with a view to securely hold it in detachable manner on and to the float l.

At one end the head l0 which is preferably shaped and embellished, to simulate the head oi' duck or other bird, is provided with a sleeve la, ot angular form in cross section and of a relative size to snugly receive the bar ll when the head is in working position, this with a view to securely maintaining the head in said position. It will be apparent, however, that when it is desired to swing the head l() down on the body for the sake of compactness in storage and shipment it is simply necessary to move the head rectilinearly in a rearward direction and out of engagement with the bar ll when the sleeve lll will be adapted to freely turn on the cable or wire 12 and the head will then be swung down on the body, without, however, being disassociated from the body which is an important advantage inasmuch as it precludes loss or misplacing ot' the head.

lt Will be further appreciated from the foregoing that the body 9 is, adapted to be expeditiously and easily snapped into and out of engagement with the ['loat7 and that when the body 9 is disconnected from the float, the anchor 8 may be readily placed in or removed from the Well T; also, that the cable 5 may be stored Within the hollow body 9 and between the same and the upper side of the float.

l have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of parts embraced in the present and prcerred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a i'ull7 clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. l do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the said specific construction and relative arrangement oiE parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention various changes and modifications may be made such as tall Within the scope of my invention as defined in my appended claims.

Having described my invention, what i claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

l. The combination in a decoy, of a bar, a body connected with and supporting the bar, said bar spaced from the upper side ot the body and being oi' angular form in cross section, a cable Vinterposed between and conto hold the head in upright position and alsoV adapted to receive the cable when the head is to be swung downwardly on the body.

2. rlhe combination in a decoy, of a body, a head, and a connection between the body and the head embodying means to maintain Y the head in upright position in one location of the head, and also embodying means to permit of lateral swinging of the head when in another location, Without disconnectionoiE the head from the body, the head Vbeing movable rectilinearly from one of said locations to the other.

3. The combination in a decoy, of a bar, a body connected With and supporting the bar7 said bar spaced from the upper side of the body and being of angular form in cross section7 and a head having a slip sleeve, of angular form in cross section movable on and off the said bar.

4. The combination in a decoy, of a float having a marginal rabbet at its upper side, resilient headed catches carried at opposite sides of the iioat, and a shell type bodyrhaving a bead removably'arranged in the said rabbet of the float and detachably held by the heads of the catches.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 

